TERRITORIAL AND BREEDING BEHAVIOUR OF THE RUFOUS TREECREEPER (Climacteris rufa) IN THE STIRLING RANGES, WESTERN AUSTRALIA
| Posted: |
05/08/2021 |
| Author(s): |
Allan M. Rose |
A population of colour-banded Rufous Treecreepers
Climacteris rufa was studied in wandoo
woodland in the Stirling Range National Park, 89 kilometres north of Albany, Western Australia, from
June 1990 to January 1994. Five territories were studied and consisted of at least one adult female,
one, two or three adult males and one to two juvenile birds. Breeding commenced in August and
finished in February. Females layed up to two eggs per clutch and were capable of three broods per
breeding season. Juveniles assisted in feeding young of the next brood. Only two of the juveniles
banded in 93/94 stayed in the study area. Tree hollows only were used for nesting, while hollows in
logs and trees were important sheltering areas for fledglings.
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